Paint box



Pais-med .ian.15,1929. s 1,699,388 e UNETE STA'iES PATENT GFFICE.

KURT BEINDORFF, OF HANOVER, GERMANY, ASSIGNOR TO THE FRM GNTHER WAGNERAT HANOVER, GERMANY.

PAINT BX.

Application led. March 2, 1927, Serial No. 172,180, and in Germany June17, 1926.

My invention relates to vimprovements in shown in Figure Furthermore,the latpaint-boxes, on which the pieces of colour or eral guides 'ot thecarriage may be replaced cakes have been arranged in a slidable tray byguide pins or tongues, engaging in coror carriage disposed to slideabove an enresponding slots. 5o

closed space, intended for the reception of l claim:

mixing-dishes and other utensils, suoli as l l. A device of the classdescribed, includpaint-brushes, erasers, pencils, sponges etc. ing abox, two spaced guides carried by two A The design of said paint-box issuch, that opposite walls of the box, the upper one of the tray, whencarrying the paint-box about, each pair terminating in spaced relationto 55 forms a cover for the space beneath, so that the wall at rightangles to the carrying wall, the articles therein will be prevented Jromand a tray slidably supported by said guides falling out. The guide forthe tray has and insertable and removable through the been so designed,that when the tray is slid spaces at the ends of the shorter guides.forwardly, it can be bodily removed togeth- 2. A device of the classdescribed, inolud- 60 er with the pieces or cakes of colour. ing a box,a partition extending between its lf attain these objects by themechanism ilside walls and terminating at a point below lustrated in theaccompanying drawings in the side walls, said partition dividing thewhich Fig. l is a top view; Fig. 2 a longibox into two compartments, twopairs of tudinal section; and Fig. 3 is adetail View guides carried bythe side walls above the 65 illustrating the spring catch or lock forthe partition, and a tray slidablein said guides tray. and forming aclosure for either one of the Similar letters refer to similar partscompartments at a time. throughout the several views. 3. A device of theclass described, includ- The casing a is provided with a cover b ing abox, two spaced guides carried by two 70 and contains a movable tray c,which is made opposite walls of the box, the upper one of to slide alongand within the guides d and e. each pair terminating in spaced relationto The guides cl terminate short ot the front the Wall at right anglesto the carrying wall, wall of the casing, whereas the guides e eX- atray slidably supported by said guides tend to the wall forming theenclosed space f and insertable and removable through the 75 in iront.The tray o intended for the recepspaces at the ends of the shorterguides, and tion oi' the pieces or cakes oi' colour g, may a springcatch for holding the tray .against be removed when it is in itseXtreme/foraccidental sliding movement. ward position along the lowerguide e. The 4. A device of the class described, includlower space ofthe casing is divided into ing a box, a partition extending between 8otwo longitudinal compartments by a partiits side walls and terminatingat a point betion h in such a manner, that the space or low the sidewalls, said partition dividing compartment at the rear, of the partition7i, the lbox into two compartments, two pairs is entirely closed, whenthe tray c is pushed of guides carried by the side walls above the back.The handle z' ofthe casing has been partition, a tray slidable in saidguides and 85 4o attached to the front, so that, when carryformingk aclosure for either one of the coming the paint-box, the tray o moves ina rearpartments at a time, and a spring catch for ward direction andseals the space beneath. holding the tray" in compartment-closing Thetray o is firmly held in its rearward position. position by the springcatch la which is iXed In testimony whereof I have hereunto set 90 uponthe upper guide Z and resiliently ts my hand. v j

or engages in a cavity Z of the tray, as clearly KURT BEINDORFF,

